Bonsai: Back to basics - tree 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- This video continues my current theme of working with virtually impossible material. I do enjoy the challenge of trying to find harmony from where there was chaos. I make no pretence that the end product is anything but a specimen bonsai, but it is a beginning that can be worked on and improved over the years. Privet species is not given the place that it should have in bonsai. It is a readily available species and very tolerant of all manner of work that it is subjected to and I would fully recommend it as a good choice - especially for enthusiasts new to bonsai.
A real treat to watch . Love the fact that people like yourself still do videos that aren't over edited etc and show the joy of working on a tree .
That was excellent, Dan! I admire your patience and perseverance, and once the tree has grown out, it will look even more impressive! Thank you! 👍
So nice of you
Hello there Dan , in our life we never stop learning , that privet tree you could have given up on but you didn’t, you resurrected the hopeless looking scrubby looking bush into I nice looking wind swept bonsai , the lesson there I think is never give up ,that tree has a new lease on life and looks quite good to how it was , I loved your video liked and subscribed , keep your lovely videos coming Dan and thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion of bonsai .🙏
Many thanks - the privet is developing nicely with its improved foliage development.
Nice work Dan, I'm sure it will turn into something even nicer!!
We'll see!!!
Your a hero Dan dealing with this tree I would have binned it within the first 10 minutes of seeing it. Thank you for persevering with it.
HAHA! I nearly did bin it - thanks for your kind comments
Have read your books and used them as a bible for bonsai growing over the last thirty five years. Great to see you work on TH-cam, never disappoint Dan
Thank you for your kind comments and glad my book was of some use to you.
Really enjoyable video. Could we see the tree in its new pot please?
Yes, when I repot the tree sometime in the future
You have turned it in a masterpiece, i see how the little branches are nourishing and start dancing with the wind. Thank you for sharing this video with us Sir ❤️
Thank you for your kind comments
This next video in the series was even better than the Scots Pine (well different anyway). I have a couple of pieces of rubbish just like this...hopefully I can find a way forward too. Thanks :)
Well done Dan, you done a great job with what you were given . Love watching you work❤
Thanks
Loved it ..very inspiring i look forward to watching more as this was my first view of your channel
Thanks for your kind comments - also check out: wwwdanbartoncreative.co.uk
@@danbartonslifewithbonsai745 saw the website , i trained as an artist myself..loved the drawings and enjoying looking at your videos very much
Thank you Dan wonderful video. Fully enjoyed it I always like watching your videos you really are a master of bonsai 🙂
Many thanks for your kind comments.
Amazing work Dan! Its quite unbelievable what's possible with skill and experience. I would as a beginner have had no idea where to start.
Hope youll carry on with a few more of these. I see they're very popular.
Thank you Luigi
I've been cutting down so much privet to clear out a space to make a Japanese Maple garden and pond. After watching this I just might try and turn one of the 3 inch diameter stumps into a bonsai. Yes I am new to bonsai other than one small juniper.
You can do it!
You've given something I would have given up on long ago a lot of interest! I absolutely love it!
Well done Dan ! Bring on the rubbish again please
Thanks
How old Bonsai Tree? Back to basic n zero.
Many times year ago for result the Bonsai Tree.
Always spirit never drop.
Greeting one hobby Bonsai From Indonesia.
Thank for you video sharing.
The tree is acout 60 years old - it wil take about 5 years to make into a decent bonsai - thank you for your greetings.
Can you give a shout out to Tony from Tony’s Bonsai. He is terminally I’ll and I know it will make his last days hearing this shout out 👍❤
Hi Tony's Bonsai - wishing you all the very best with your bonsai and videos - keep up the good work - take care, Dan Barton
@@danbartonslifewithbonsai745 Dan ah Tony only has weeks possibly months to live. He has had to put an end to his beloved hobby and his TH-cam channel due to I’ll health. Take care and God bless.
Nice transformation Dan! Always a pleasure to watch you work! Cheers!
Thank you - much appreciated
Really enjoyed watching your thought process Dan. Windswept I find is not easy but you’ve given me ideas to work on 🙏🏻
Thanks! Glad the video has been of some help for you.
I'd be interested in hearing about the tree that defeated you!
Sorry, can't help - it was over 30 years ago.
Hi Dan,!
What rubbish we doing today buddy? “Dar. USA” here to cruise along with you .
There'll be more to post soon
Excelente, belíssimo trabalho, parabéns!!!!!
Another great video
Many thanks
As an American, I'd like to propose a suggestion to my fellow Americans. Can we try and bring the word "Rubbish" into the vernacular? It's criminally under-utilized here, and that needs to change. It's such a good word... Similarly, how Brits say "It's a bit sh*t" needs to be picked up also. Thank you for your time...
Also, if I saw this privet at a nursery I would have stiff armed an old lady out of the way to grab it, even before the work. That dead wood, and trunk are better than 99% of nursery stock I see around my area.
Well I could have said "garbage" or "Trash" and as for "sh*t" i could have said "Crap"....hahahaha! Since creating the demo, the tree is popping out leaves all over so now I'll have to do some intelligent selective pinching back to maintain the 'flow' of the branches.
Foist!
I've only just discovered your channel and this is the first video I've watched. I have to say it was interesting to watch your thought process on what you where going to do. I'm not a big fan of windswept trees, but this one does look good, and it should hopefully get better as it grows.
It will get better - I promise!!!
very nice, im sad that i found you now and not earlier
Have you checked out the other videos on my website: www.danbartoncreative.co.uk
I’m confused. No more leaves?Now I see what you’re trying to do. It looks better .
Absolutely stunning performance master ❤
Thank you kindly!
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Awesome
Creative mind well done 😎
Thank you! Cheers!
😅Thanks for the video Dan you haven't picked an easy subject to create an acceptable wind SWEPT tree, especially as like me you are plagued with arthritis in the hands, I do like the way you use your tools as alternative to what they are designed for as I like to do, you can call it abusing them but they are to hand so why not use them, the tree now needs time to settle into the style you have created the dead wood could make the tree special over time. You mention snapping branches that happened to me this morning fortunately it still hung on so out came super glue and clamps and I think the branch will be fine it's worked in the past.
Thanksd for your kind comments - do also take a look at some of my bonsai on the gallery bonsai page: www.danbartoncreative.co.uk
46:34 do you ever wrap branches before wirering and bending "stiff/brittle branches.?
Yes, when I deem it necessary - especially with delicate bark.
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Un material muy viejo. Parece Ligustrum sinensis. El estilo Fukinagashi le sienta bien, lástima que la madera del árbol esté en mal estado. Me gustaria mucho ver la evolución del mismo.
Salud !
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Thank you - yes, it isa ligustrum.
@@danbartonslifewithbonsai745 🙇♂️
A royal creation from utter rubbish 👏🏽👏🏽
HAHA! Thanks.
What about the roots? Do you cut it too?
Yes, when I repot the tree next spring